stock jack failure

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 3:17 pm

So I was jacking up my driver side front wheel (under the LCA) to check my LBJ and outer TRE. I was using my stock bottle jack and as I turning it, I hear the extremely loud BANG! I noticed the jack was on an angle and it would not go down. So I get out my 48" Hi-Lift jack and raise the Jeep up in order to remove the bottle jack.

This is my bottle jack now:

My Hi-Lift jack saved the day!!

jeepskate · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 3:52 pm

Holy (expletive)! :shock:

That ain't good. Some JB weld and it'll be right as rain. :lol:

Glad nobody hurt and nothing (else) broke.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 4:00 pm

wow...

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 4:43 pm

Thats fun, but why were you using that jack in the first place?

jeepmedic46 · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 4:59 pm

Good that no one got hurt.

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 5:18 pm

Sir Sam wrote:

Thats fun, but why were you using that jack in the first place?

I don't have a floor jack, but I'm in the market for one NOW!! :lol:

GeoJeeper · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 5:44 pm

jeepskate wrote:

Holy (expletive)! :shock:

What he said... and wow.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 5:49 pm

jeepkj02 wrote:

Sir Sam wrote:

Thats fun, but why were you using that jack in the first place?

I don't have a floor jack, but I'm in the market for one NOW!! :lol:

Harbor freight

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 7:45 pm

Hmmmm, I think you broke it! :lol:

Glad you were not under it!

Terry

ChiroKJ · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 7:48 pm

yeah glad you are ok. where do you attach the hi-lift since i didnt see rockrails?

4WheelAholic · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 8:17 pm

Glad that the KJ and yourself didn't get hurt :!:

I had to break my jack in order for the boss to ok a hi-lift

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2009 8:36 pm

ChiroKJ wrote:

yeah glad you are ok. where do you attach the hi-lift since i didnt see rockrails?

Not running a front bumper/fascia, so I attached it to the front crossmember.

kjandy7 · **Joined:** Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:07 pm **Posts:** 80

glad you weren't under there! did you paint your fenders and the trim black? if so what did you use? i'm contemplating about doing it.

Inc · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 12:16 am

Is that the jack that came with your jeep? Mine came with a crappy scissors jack.

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 8:51 am

kjandy7 wrote:

glad you weren't under there! did you paint your fenders and the trim black? if so what did you use? i'm contemplating about doing it.

Flares i used Krylon Fusion
Trim I used forever black (got it off amazon)

Inc wrote:

Is that the jack that came with your jeep? Mine came with a crappy scissors jack.

I believe only the 2002's came with the bottle jack. IMO, they probably both suck. Barely worked with my stock suspension, I'm glad it broke so I can take it to the scrap yard and get my 50 cents its worth!

DryBones · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 9:23 am

my wifes 02 and daughters 03 both have the bottle jack setup.

Albert · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 10:00 am

....wow, just saw this. And I thought the bottle jack that came in 02 and some 03 was better than the scissors jack I got with mine.

Edvalencia · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 11:32 am

Must have been engineered by the same people who designed our front diffs :wink:

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 11:49 am

Edvalencia wrote:

Must have been engineered by the same people who designed our front diffs :wink:

Yeah, it sure does!! If I ever get that name of the engineer.... :lol:

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 12:30 pm

Holy buckets I've never seen a bottle jack fail in that way...

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